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I started with typing on a typewriter and and then moved to computer. My speed was almost doubled. If you want to improve your writing speed, I would suggest try your hands on typewriter Smile | :)

. If you don't want to do that then install any typing tutor software, that will also help Blush | :O

I found that the typing tutor software was helpful but the game included in mine helped my speed. Note that this was 10 plus years ago so I do not know if they still include games.
djj

I used Typing tutor 6 (almost 7-8 years ago) and the game Letter Invaders did helped me a lot in increasing my speed

I did a proper typing course when I was a youth. I thought I wanted to be a writer...

Nowadays, I take a lot of minutes - directly into a laptop and (mostly) keeping up with the meeting discussion. I usually actually contribute to the discussions, too.

(Playing drums for decades can really help with the multi-tasking. Try doing something different with each hand and each foot while reading music, following a conductor and listening to everybody else.)

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Actually fast and slow typing speed is depend upon the time you have spent on your computer.
The speed will gradually increase as you spend hours on keyboard.

I am bit faster than what i was a year before...... Smile | :)

The practice makes man perfect. After spending couple of years on computer you can type text easily without looking at keyboard.

*** However Typeing speed will not decide the developer perfomance.. Rose | [Rose]

Happy typeing.... Smile | :)

koolprasad2003

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I agree with that Smile | :)

My next goal is to be touch-typing + producing-good-code + not-looking-the-monitor + thinking-for-something-else Laugh | :laugh:

It may take a while before I reach it Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Good one..i like it.

I took a typing class in 8th grade and achieved 80 wpm by the end of the 3 month course... that's fast and I think I've stayed the same since then (13 years ago). So I'm not sure "practice makes perfect" is so true with typing: if you learn the proper technique you can reach your top speed quickly.

I also have to disagree about typing speed affecting developer performance. No matter how well you can solve problems, if your hands can't keep up with your mind that's dragging you down. Many times I've sat pair programming with a non-typist waiting in frustration for them to finish punching each individual key before being able to move on to the next thought. The mind moves very fast, even with my typing skills I'm constantly losing ideas because I can't move fast enough to keep up with them.

Respectfully,
Stephen

Ritalin helps. $Shucks | :-\$

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I have done the job of data entry operator for more than a year..
Thats why I can type (touch-type) very fast, and I am happy that I can save a lot of time. Smile | :)

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I disagree with you,
typing is not what consumes the developer time,, Smile | :)

Antoun Gorgy wrote:
typing is not what consumes the developer time

But sometimes, yes. Smile | :)

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if I'm typing something I know, that I don't have to think about, I'm fairly fast. Thinking what to type usually consumes most time. Typing code is also slowing me down because it usually contains many special characters, numbers etc.
I'm not very quick at it, but still, touch typing does save time.

Option	Votes	%
Yes, and quickly	449	54.03
Yes, but slowly	132	15.88
No, but I can hunt-and-peck quickly	210	25.27
No, I'm just a slow typer	35	4.21
I don't use a keyboard as my main input method.	5	0.60
Total	831	100%

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